Unexpected Christmas (2025) – Video Review
Unexpected Christmas doesn’t feel like a theatrical release, but more so a TV movie – like what you’d expect from OWN For The Holidays.
Unexpected Christmas doesn’t feel like a theatrical release, but more so a TV movie – like what you’d expect from OWN For The Holidays.
Like a Shudder movie that premieres in theaters and then ends up on their platform, Unexpected Christmas feels like an early access movie meant for streaming or TV.
It is a Banks family reunion, and alongside meeting Phil’s mother and brother, we learn competition runs deep in his family.
Pray Tell heads back to PA, where he was born and raised to face his mom, aunties, childhood crush, and the church that was the root of all his abandonment.
It’s Valentine’s Day and Yasir being who he is, and meeting Carol for the first time, leaves Nuri having to face what could be seen as hard truths.

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